Kostas

Detractors can fuck off. Not everyone's cup of tea but always made the effort, never moaned and had the game of his life in Munich. I'll miss defending him to muppets.
African Zidane.

Why the hell did no-one inform me about his contract situation? 
Anyway as he's been slowly falling out of favour over the past 3 seasons can't blame him for leaving. China is a bit too cynical for my taste but he's given this club enough to get a free pass on that. 
Hope I'll manage to find a Chelsea kit with his name on within the next few years.

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I definitely wouldn't unfriend you over this! I haven't suffered through all those Juve posts for nothing!
(I would however look into blocking the transfer rumors subforum since I've never seen one thats worth my time)
I'm also sure it's not the settings as that doesn't happen for any of my other forums and I haven't changed anything recently, I have looked though trust me. I'm sure there's something@Jim or whoever else is responsible for the backend could do to look into this.
BTW, it's quite neat how this app doesn't show which ones of you are mods and I can keep pretending that we're equals.

@Kostas so you don't want to read my and @LDN Blue's posts?
No idea, man. Try checking the settings of app or just unfriend us...it's not like we ever got anything out of this friendship but hurtful words!   

Hey guys
Think there must be some problem with Tapatalk integration cause during the past week I've had every posting of my TC friends show up in the Tapatalk notifications list, as if I was subscribed to every topic they lost in. Now don't get me wrong, I got much love for you guys but that feed is meant for actually topic subscriptions.
Plus I have no idea who the hell is Jackson Martinez is and I don't want anyone to think I'm in any way interested in him :

Terry has played this quite smart tbh. He knows by leaking the news out to the media and public that he has not been offered a new contract, that it will cause huge uproar. If he left it till the end of the season, less time to sort out but now our club is going to be hounded by the media and fans alike and maybe that will work to his advantage. Not criticizing him but just feel it was not 100% necessary to confirm that.
I mean look at City. Pellegrini probably knows he is leaving at the end of the season and I would not be surprised if he knew right from the beginning of the season however he has adhered with the club to keep that completely internal because if it does get leaked out, it could have an adverse affect and create more headlines but while it is kept underlipped, the team are joint 2nd in the league and are aguably a lot of people's favourites to regain the title and also in the running for the quadruple.
Now, any time we keep a clean sheet, the media are going to jump on the bandwagon straight away and be like "Chelsea are ludicrous to not be offering JT a contract", "this performance proves he is worthy of another year" and "what are the club thinking" etc. I just don't know if it was totally right to do that because now all of a sudden if he is offered a contract all of a sudden, you will get many headlines about Roman falling under fan pressure and it was reluctant decision. Similar to the Di Matteo appointment after winning the UCL.
It does not change the fact that I think the club will be mad not to offer him a contract but just feel this will create unneccessary headlines. Hopefully it does not affect the team's performance though.

Fucking hell, JT can't ever go a season without making headlines can he?..
I don't really get it. 29 yo Cahill gets a long-term contract but doesn't play, Terry's 35 can't get a year and is playing every match.
Key's in the age though, 35 and the club's trying to make a massive improvement with average age in key positions. Been an honour watching this man lead us through the enormous uplift this club has endured over the decade, through the lows of Moscow to the highs of Munich (somewhat, see opening sentence )
He'll be back, that I've got no doubt about. He knows only Chelsea, he is Chelsea.
 
 

Please stop posting for these rubbish cunts.

Again, I think that downplays a lot of the nuances involved in football. For Cesc to have time to play a pass or for Hazard to have space to operate in you need 10 other players working together to create that. It's about dragging the opposition around the pitch, letting them overcommit in one area and attacking the space they've left. I know this is very simple stuff and something everyone understands but it's occasionally worthwhile getting right back to basics.
When something is reiterated a number of times, like Jose or Fergie are footballing geniuses, there is obviously going to be another line of thinking that arises that simply asks 'but are they?'.
The biggest issue for me all season has probably been Diego Costa not doing the basics, occupying the right areas and Jose specifically mentioned that. If we can fix that then we go a long way towards sorting a lot of the issues facing this team. Cesc has someone to target, Eden has someone to drag defenders away from him etc.

Might be the only one but I'm really not a fan of Simone. He makes Jose look more gentleman-like than Ancelotti!

Do you see the world in absolutes? I know I don't.
To attempt to give you an answer:
Certainly to a degree. Yes he is. No, those words are too strong.
Also, to tackle something I saw earlier in the thread. I could understand the sort of denial that is needed to say that the move makes no difference to someone but arguing that Lampard had no say in it is absurd. He's a multi-millionaire not a modern slave.
Offtopic: Glad to see so many of you still active(ly lurking ) :tophat:
Guess there's a certain sort that sticks around and another that bails.

Do you see the world in absolutes? I know I don't.
To attempt to give you an answer:
Certainly to a degree. Yes he is. No, those words are too strong.
Also, to tackle something I saw earlier in the thread. I could understand the sort of denial that is needed to say that the move makes no difference to someone but arguing that Lampard had no say in it is absurd. He's a multi-millionaire not a modern slave.
Offtopic: Glad to see so many of you still active(ly lurking ) :tophat:
Guess there's a certain sort that sticks around and another that bails.

Do you see the world in absolutes? I know I don't.
To attempt to give you an answer:
Certainly to a degree. Yes he is. No, those words are too strong.
Also, to tackle something I saw earlier in the thread. I could understand the sort of denial that is needed to say that the move makes no difference to someone but arguing that Lampard had no say in it is absurd. He's a multi-millionaire not a modern slave.
Offtopic: Glad to see so many of you still active(ly lurking ) :tophat:
Guess there's a certain sort that sticks around and another that bails.

There is middle ground, you know!
Of course he is a legend and will remain one regardless, but this is by no means a bright spot on his Chelsea record.
Yes, this is nothing like RVP or Ash or even Cesc, but he has still agreed to play for a rival club in a season where every single match that City play in any competition they be one of our biggest rivals. And he's done so after specifically saying that he won't. People have the right to be upset even though some are taking it way overboard.
He's not a traitor, but you're lying if you say that this doesn't leave a bad taste in your mouth.

Sup'
I see it's Term against the consensus again, not surprised that things haven't changed. I'm even less surprised by how, among familiar faces, I am again on the same side of the debate.
On topic: I definitely need to give this time to sink in but I can't possibly agree with a "nothing has changed" sentiment.
I'm disgusted and dissapointed. Most of all, as my time-period as a Chelsea fan concides perfectly with Lampard's stay at Chelsea, I am sad.

Sup'
I see it's Term against the consensus again, not surprised that things haven't changed. I'm even less surprised by how, among familiar faces, I am again on the same side of the debate.
On topic: I definitely need to give this time to sink in but I can't possibly agree with a "nothing has changed" sentiment.
I'm disgusted and dissapointed. Most of all, as my time-period as a Chelsea fan concides perfectly with Lampard's stay at Chelsea, I am sad.

Sup'
I see it's Term against the consensus again, not surprised that things haven't changed. I'm even less surprised by how, among familiar faces, I am again on the same side of the debate.
On topic: I definitely need to give this time to sink in but I can't possibly agree with a "nothing has changed" sentiment.
I'm disgusted and dissapointed. Most of all, as my time-period as a Chelsea fan concides perfectly with Lampard's stay at Chelsea, I am sad.

Sup'
I see it's Term against the consensus again, not surprised that things haven't changed. I'm even less surprised by how, among familiar faces, I am again on the same side of the debate.
On topic: I definitely need to give this time to sink in but I can't possibly agree with a "nothing has changed" sentiment.
I'm disgusted and dissapointed. Most of all, as my time-period as a Chelsea fan concides perfectly with Lampard's stay at Chelsea, I am sad.

Sup'
I see it's Term against the consensus again, not surprised that things haven't changed. I'm even less surprised by how, among familiar faces, I am again on the same side of the debate.
On topic: I definitely need to give this time to sink in but I can't possibly agree with a "nothing has changed" sentiment.
I'm disgusted and dissapointed. Most of all, as my time-period as a Chelsea fan concides perfectly with Lampard's stay at Chelsea, I am sad.

Sup'
I see it's Term against the consensus again, not surprised that things haven't changed. I'm even less surprised by how, among familiar faces, I am again on the same side of the debate.
On topic: I definitely need to give this time to sink in but I can't possibly agree with a "nothing has changed" sentiment.
I'm disgusted and dissapointed. Most of all, as my time-period as a Chelsea fan concides perfectly with Lampard's stay at Chelsea, I am sad.

Sup'
I see it's Term against the consensus again, not surprised that things haven't changed. I'm even less surprised by how, among familiar faces, I am again on the same side of the debate.
On topic: I definitely need to give this time to sink in but I can't possibly agree with a "nothing has changed" sentiment.
I'm disgusted and dissapointed. Most of all, as my time-period as a Chelsea fan concides perfectly with Lampard's stay at Chelsea, I am sad.

Sup'
I see it's Term against the consensus again, not surprised that things haven't changed. I'm even less surprised by how, among familiar faces, I am again on the same side of the debate.
On topic: I definitely need to give this time to sink in but I can't possibly agree with a "nothing has changed" sentiment.
I'm disgusted and dissapointed. Most of all, as my time-period as a Chelsea fan concides perfectly with Lampard's stay at Chelsea, I am sad.

Sup'
I see it's Term against the consensus again, not surprised that things haven't changed. I'm even less surprised by how, among familiar faces, I am again on the same side of the debate.
On topic: I definitely need to give this time to sink in but I can't possibly agree with a "nothing has changed" sentiment.
I'm disgusted and dissapointed. Most of all, as my time-period as a Chelsea fan concides perfectly with Lampard's stay at Chelsea, I am sad.

I dont agree with Term X view, but it shows he cares about the club in his way.
The view seems naeve in todays business money orientated game, but it shows hes passionate.

The people who aren't saying they are hurt about this are in denial. It's a shocking decision by who I would have said was one if our best ever players I was expecting a statue.
Not now I am sorry, it shows no matter how dedicated someone appears to be it's all about money, frank you have broken every chelsea fans heart as I said those who disagree are in denial.